Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2025-04-03

For data reported through 2025-04-02

Quota Period: 2024

Quota period dates: April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 24,251 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	953	1,687	1,244	1,129	1,172			613	1,129	357	284	260
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	5	58	244	222	60	142	10	4	0	7	18	104
LA_CAI_DREDGE		0
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	2	24	21	4
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	0
LAGC_NYB_DREDGE	1
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE		0	0	0				0	0	0
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE		0	1		1	0				0		11
Month Sums	961	1,769	1,510	1,355	1,233	142	10	617	1,129	364	302	375
Cumulative Total	961	2,730	4,240	5,595	6,828	6,970	6,980	7,597	8,726	9,090	9,392	9,767
Percent of Sub-ACL	4.0%	11.3%	17.5%	23.1%	28.2%	28.7%	28.8%	31.3%	36.0%	37.5%	38.7%	40.3%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, CAII = Closed Area II, OPEN = Open Areas
2 For Closed Area I, only Statistical Areas 522 and 525 are used for this report
3 The limited access fleet is not split into dredge and trawl components because there is insufficient observer coverage for such a stratification
4 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 5,953 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	16	25	34	33				8			1	60
LA_CAII_DREDGE		22			10				4
LA_NYB_DREDGE		11			0	0		1	0	0	0	1
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE		0	0	2
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE		0
LAGC_MAA_DREDGE		0
LAGC_NYB_SCALLOP TRAWL		0
LAGC_NYB_DREDGE				0
LAGC_OPEN_SCALLOP TRAWL							0
Month Sums	16	58	34	35	10	0	0	9	4	0	1	61
Cumulative Total	16	74	108	143	153	153	153	162	166	166	167	228
Percent of Sub-ACL	0.3%	1.2%	1.8%	2.4%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	3.8%
1 Abbreviations: MID = Mid-Atlantic; Open Areas within the Southern New England yellowtail Broad Stock Area and within statistical areas > 613, CAI = Closed Area I, MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.

Georges Bank Windowpane

Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank/Scotian Shelf Stock Area Windowpane (sub-ACL 59,525 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	5,212	8,871	6,830	6,292	6,415			3,006	5,741	2,019	1,552	1,425
LA_NGOM_DREDGE	7
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	227	1,724	7,455	7,015	1,863	3,015	628	250	123	824	960	4,188
LA_CAI_DREDGE		4	3
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE	0	16	21	13	1			9	4	0
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	2	30	23	7
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	265	1	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	5
LAGC_NLSS_DREDGE	1
LAGC_NYB_DREDGE	7	1	5
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	170	320	352	291	304	242	195	103	274	255	240	427
other_OPEN_DREDGE									1			2
Month Sums	5,891	10,967	14,692	13,620	8,584	3,257	823	3,368	6,143	3,098	2,752	6,047
Cumulative Total	5,891	16,858	31,550	45,170	53,754	57,011	57,834	61,202	67,345	70,443	73,195	79,242
Percent of Sub-ACL	9.9%	28.3%	53.0%	75.9%	90.3%	95.8%	97.2%	102.8%	113.1%	118.3%	123.0%	133.1%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, OPEN = Open Areas, CAII = Closed Area II, NGOM = Northern Gulf of Maine
2 For Closed Area I, only Statistical Areas 521, 522, and 525 are used for this report
3 Stratifications where there are < 5 observed trips use previous years final discard rate
4 Strata that did not exist the previous year received the broad stock rate for the previous year
5 The limited access fleet is not split into dredge and trawl components because there is insufficient observer coverage for such a stratification
6 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane (sub-ACL 156,528 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	13	109	85	42	39				17
LA_NYB_DREDGE	670	331	144	19	8	12	12	11	1	2	2	16
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	700	472	436	307	428	1,506	971	87	20	42	7	413
LA_CAI_DREDGE			0
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	1	1	2
LAGC_MAA_DREDGE	9	4		0
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	10
LAGC_NYB_DREDGE	41	15	3	1
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	29	24	46	99	112	108	85	32	41	15	28	62
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE		1	2	8
LAGC_NYB_SCALLOP TRAWL		0
LAGC_OPEN_SCALLOP TRAWL		1		2	2	1	0
Month Sums	1,473	958	718	478	589	1,627	1,068	130	79	59	37	491
Cumulative Total	1,473	2,431	3,149	3,627	4,216	5,843	6,911	7,041	7,120	7,179	7,216	7,707
Percent of Sub-ACL	0.9%	1.6%	2.0%	2.3%	2.7%	3.7%	4.4%	4.5%	4.5%	4.6%	4.6%	4.9%
1 Abbreviations: MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.